Manifolding device with record books



March 10, 1 931. T L 1,795,470

MANIFOLDING DEVICE WITH RECORD BOOKS Original Filed Dec. 26 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IN VEN TOR.

ATTORNEYS.

March 10, 1931. BOTTLE 1,795,470

MANIFOLDING DEVICE WITH RECORD BOOKS Original Filed Dec. 26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Fig. 5

INVENTOR. 45W 15.9% BY Mam ATTORNEYS.

Patented Mar. 10, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT oer-"10E EDWARD KIBBY BOTTLE, F ELMIRA, NEW YORK, ASSIGNON. T0 AMERICAN SALES BOOK COMPANY, LIMITED, OF TORONTO, CANADA, A. CORPORATION OF ONTARIO,

GANADA MANIFOLDING DEVICE WITH RECORD BOOKS App1ication-filed December 26, 1925, Serial No. 77,730. Renewed July 23, 1930.

This invention relates to improvements in manifolding devices, such for example as autographic registers, in which an inscription made upona record strip is duplicated and one or several additional record strips or leaves.

It is the general object of the invention to provide a manifolding device or autographic register of improved construction and arrangement whereby a record of a series of entries or inscriptions may be kept in a unitary compact form for filing and for reference.

A. further object is to provide a device of the character mentioned with an improved arrangement for keeping in compact unitary form a record of a series of transactions while maintaining simplicity in construction and in actual use. H

Still another object is to provide, in a device of the character mentioned, an improved arrangement for supporting and positioning a record book in manifolding position so its leaves may be positioned for overlapping a continuous, feeding or traveler record strip whereby to receive an inscription simultaneously with reception of an inscription by the record strip, and so the inscribed leaves there of may be removed from the field of action and stored during inscription of succeeding leaves.

Other objects will be in part pointed out in the following detailed disclosure of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, and will be in part obvious in connection therewith.

The invention accordingly comprises the features of construction combinations'of elements, and arrangement pf parts, which will 'be exemplified in the construction hereinafter set forth and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the claims.

For a complete understanding of the nature and objects of the invention, reference is had to the following description of an illustrative but preferred embodiment of the invention, and to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of an autographic register embodying the invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, vertical, longitudinal central section through Fig. 1 showing details of the invention,

Fig, 3 is a fragmentary enlarged plan showing the arrangement of a set of sheets when in position on the platen to receive an inscription,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of the record books which is utilized in the invention, parts beiig broken away fer clearness of disclosure, an

Fig 5 is a plan of a fragment of one of the record strips.

Referring to the drawing for a detailed description of the embodiment there illustrated, a casing 10 of any preferred construction may be formed with an interior compartment for the reception of a supply pad 11 of record strips, indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, which may be loaded into the compartment through an opening in the end of casing closed by a door 12 preferably pivotally mounted at its lower edge on the casing. This supply pad or pack ma be of any desired form but preferably is or the zigzag form in which one or two or more long traveler strips 13 of paper adapted for continuous feed or travel are interfolded in zigzag formation, thus forming leaves or pad leaves between successive folds which are positioned at opposite ends of'the pad. These folds are preferably weakened as by perforating along transverse lines 14 so as to facilitate severance of the leaves. One or more of the record strips 13 are preferably provided with blank forms 15 arranged in a series therealong to facilitate inscription of records thereon, manually or ctherwise. The record strip which is to receive the original inscription will be provided with these blank forms and the other strip or strips, to which the inscri tion may be transferred by means of trans er sheets, may also be provided with similar blank forms,

The record strips 13 are guided from the storage supply compartment over a trans- If desired, a mechanical feed mechanism may be provided which may be of any preferred known construction.

In order that the advancing record strips may be checked with the successive blank forms positioned for the reception of inscriptions the forward side of the slot 17 may be provided with a transversely disposed edge or apex 19. Since the strips turn about this apex as they are forwardly fed, and there is some tension upon the strips, there is a tendency, when the transverse weakened lines 1% come into registry with the apex, for the strips to fold or bend sharply about said apex as shown in Fig. 2. Due to this folding action, the apex functions as a detent or checking device to temporarily interpose a greater resistance to strip advancement, facilitating stopping the strips with the blank forms thereof positioned upon a support or writing table for the reception of an inscription. The projecting part 20 of the top plate may be utilized as a hand rest for use when making a manual inscription.

The writing table or platen proper for the record strips is provided by means of a platen plate 21 which is mounted for movement to and from normal operative position. This platen plate 21 is preferably pivotally mounted as at 22 by means of supporting lugs 23 rising a short distance above the top plate 18 and positioned in the vicinity of the slot 17 the lugs 23 having elongated slots 24 to permit limited up and down movement of the adjacent end of the platen plate so as to vary the distance above the top plate 18 for a purpose which will be more fully described below. A lug 25 may be provided on the platen plate to act as a handle for manual operation thereof.

In order to support one or more sheets of carbon paper or similar transfer sheets in position above the platen plate, transversely disposed supporting bars 26 are pivotally supported at 27 upon the leading end of the platen 21, the swinging ends of these bars being confined or supported in operative position by a keeper 28 rising above the platen plate and preferably integral therewith. As many carbon sheets as desired for transferring inscriptions to a plurality of record strips may be employed. In the illustrative embodiment one doubled face carbon sheet 29 is shown as supported on the lower bar 26 by a portion of the sheet doubled over the bar as indicated at 30, Figs. 2 and 3.

Beyond the trailing or free edge of the swinging plate 21 is a clamp 31 having a lower stationary jaw 32 secured to the top plate 18, and an upper movable jaw 33 resiliently urged toward the stationary jaw by means of a spring 34. This clamp is provided for the purpose of gripping and holding, in position to cooperate with the record strips, a unitary record book 35 having a plurality of record leaves secured together and which is entirely separate from the record strips.

The leaves of the record book 35 are preferably of thin tough material and translucent so a record made on the reverse side of a leaf may be read on the opposite or obverse side. In operative position as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the record book is gripped at its binding end by the clamp 31 so the free ends of the book leaves 36 may extend into overlapped position with the platen plate, or with the record strips which are in inscription receiving position upon said plate. In the drawing, an intermediate leaf 36 of the record book is shown as interleaved with two record strips 13 and as lapping the transfer strip 29 on the upper side thereof. In this position when an inscription is made on the upper strip 13, such inscription is transferred or duplicated upon the underside of leaf 36 and upon the top face of the underlying record strip 13, the transfer sheet 29 for this purpose having transfer material on both sides thereof. When the inscription is completed, the platen plate 21 may be manually swung upwardly as indicated in dot and dash lines, Fig. 2, this movement causing withdrawal of the leaf 36 from its interleaved position and permitting it to fall into the space or compartment provided below the platen plate 21 for the reception of the inscribed record book leaves. When a considerable number of inscribed record book leaves, forming con siderable thickness, are thus deposited below the carbon plate, the loose or slotted pivotal connection 22, 24: may permit slight upward movement of the platen plate for the accommodation of the deposited leaves. in the drawing, a plurality of inscribed record book leaves are shown as thus deposited or stored a beneath the platen plate.

The blank leaves of the record book may be temporarily supported in convenient position out of the way by means of a bail 37 swingably attached at one end of the casing. it P will be seen therefore that, as successive leaves of the record strip are fed forwardly the blank forms thereof are brought successively into position over the platen for the rece )tion of an inscription, the blank leaves 0' the record book may be transferred successively one by one into lapping position with the successive blank forms over the platen. Therefore the inscriptions recorded on successive record strips are also recorded on the successive record book leaves. After each inscription thus made, the platen plate may be swung upwardly to withdraw the inscribed book leaf which is then deposited below the platen plate as described. After each inscription, the record strips may be fed forwardly to bring the next successive form into inscription receiving position, and the inscribed forms severed on the weakened line 14. The next successive blank record book leaf will then lOil be interleaved with the record strips, when the record of the next transaction may be inscribed. It will thus be seen that records of entries on the successive blank forms of the record strips may be kept on successive leaves of the record book, and a complete record in compact unitary form is thus made available for convenient reference or for filing.

' It will be observed that instead of depositing the inscribed leaves of the record book beneath the platen plate, as described the supply of blank leaves may be thus deposited and the inscribed leaves turned back successively into position under the bail 37. The method first described is found however to be more convenient in practice.

For the purpose of easier identification of transactions records on successive forms of the record strips, with book leaves having corresponding transactions recorded thereon,

identifying characters such as numerals 38 may be placed upon the successive forms of the record strips to distinguish them serially,

and corresponding numerals 39 may be placed upon the successive leaves of the record book 35. Also for convenience of recording totals of a series of transactions, a summary sheet 40, preferably of relatively heavy paper, may be superposed on the record book 35. This summary sheet may be loose and separate from the record book and held in position thereon by the clamp 31, or it may be bound with the book leaves. This summary sheet is provided with blank spaces for the reception of a summary of each transaction record on the successive leaves of the blank book, each space having an identifying character 41 corresponding respectively with the identificationecharacters 38 and 39 of the record strip and book leaves. The summary recorded in each blank space of the summary sheet may thus be readily identified with the records of the corresponding transaction upon the record strips and book leaves.

above construction and diiferent embodiments of the invention could be made Without'departing from the scope thereof, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

It is also to be understood that the following claims are intended to cover all of the generic and specific features of the invention herein described, and all statements of the scope of the invention, which, as a matter of language, might be said to fall therebetween.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a manifolding device, in combination, means forsupporting and guiding a plurality of superposed record strips, one of which is provided with a series of blank Since certain changes may be made in the forms, so successive blank forms thereof may be led forwardly in a succession from a supply source and positioned and supported for reception of an inscription, a support for a record book having a plurality of attached leaves and being positioned relative to said record strip supporting means so that the free ends of said leaves may be faced toward the advancing ends of said record strips whereby said leaves can be successively interleaved between adjacent record strips when the latter are in position to receive an inscription, means for supporting transfer material between adjacent record strips so as to duplicate upon the interleaved bookleaf and upon a lower record strip an original inscription made upon an upper record strip, and means for providing a storage space under the inscribing position of the record strips for the reception of inscribed book leaves.

2. In a manifolding device, in combnation, means for supporting and guiding a plurality of superposed record strips one of which 1s provided with a series of blank forms, so successive blank forms thereof may be led forwardly in a succession from a supply source and positioned and supported ferreception of an inscription, a book support for a record book having a plurality of attached leaves and being positioned relative to said record strip supporting means so that its leaves can be successively interleaved be-. tween adjacent record strips when the latter are in position to receive an inscription, means for supporting transfer material between adjacent record strips so as to duplicate upon the interleaved bookleaf and upon a lower record strip an original inscription made upon an upperrecord strip, and a mov-- able plate underlying inscription receiving position of the record strips and adapted to be raised so successively inscribed book leaves may be placed therebeneath in A storage position.

3. In a manifolding device, in combination, a casing having a storage compartment for supply record strips, a swingable laten over which the strips may be led an supported for inscription thereon and providing a storage space thereunder, means for guiding the strips over one end of the platenin position thereon for the reception of an inscription, and means at the opposite end of said platen to support a record book so its leaves can be interleaved with the record strips for the simultaneous reception of an inscription therewith, and subsequently stored in said storage space.

4. In a manifolding device, in combination, a platen movably mounted on said manifolding device for supporting successive parts of a traveler record strip in inscription receiving position, a storage compartment positioned beneath said platen whereby said com: partment may be covered and uncovered by movement of the platen, and a book support for supporting a record book having a plurality of attached leaves and positioned on the manifolding device so that said leaves may be positioned in said compartment or in insrription receiving position on said platen.

5. In a manifolding device, incombination, a support for supporting a traveler record strip in inscription receiving position, a clamp secured to the manifolding device and extending transversely thereof forwardly of the platen, said clamp providing a support for a record book having a plurality of attached leaves positioned by said clamp for swinging in the longitudinal plane of movement of said record strip so they may be successively swung into overlapped relation with successive forwardly fed parts of said record strip for simultaneous reception of an inscription.

6. In a manifolding device, in combination, a writing platen, means for guiding an advancing record strip and for supporting it in position on said platen for the reception of an inscription, and means for supporting a record book so the leaves thereof may be overlapped with the record strip over said platen, said platen being mounted for swinging movementto automatically remove an overlapped leaf of said record book from overlapped position with the record strip.

7. In a manifolding device, in combination, a writing platen, means for guiding and supporting a plurality of record strips into position on said platen for reception of an inscription, a clamp positioned adjacent the writing area of said platen for removably gripping and supporting a record book so the leaves thereof may be successively interleaved with said record strips over said platen for simultaneous reception of an inscription, said platen being mounted for swinging movement to automatically remove a leaf of said record book from interleaved position with a record strip, and a storage space provided for the inscribed book leaves beneath said platen.

8. In a manifolding device, in combination, a platen movably mounted upon the manifolding device and a support mounted upon the manifolding device for supporting a record book having a plurality of attached leaves, said support being positioned adjacent said pla en thereby supporting said record book so that the said attached leaves may be swung into overlapped position with the platen for reception of an inscription and withdrawn from inscription receiving position by movement of said platen.

9. In a manifolding device, in combination, a writing platen pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the manifolding device and upon which a traveler record strip may be led at the pivoted end thereof and supported thereon for reception of an inscrip tion, and a clamp positioned beyond the free swinging end of said platen so as to support a record book, whereby the leaves thereof may be swung substantially in the plane of swinging movement of said platen into overlapping position with said platen.

10. In a manifolding device, in combination, a writing platen pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the manifolding device and upon which a traveler record strip may be .led at the pivoted end thereof and supported thereon for reception of an inscription, a clamp positioned beyond the free swinging end of said platen so as to support a record book, whereby the leaves thereof may be swung substantially in the plane of swinging movement of said platen into overlapping position with said platen, and a storage compartment beneath said platen into which the overlapped book leaves may be deposited.

11. In a manifolding device, in combination, a writing platen pivotally mounted at one end thereof to the manifolding device and upon which a traveler record strip may be led at the pivoted end thereof and supported thereon for reception of an inscription, a clamp positioned beyond the free swinging end of said platen so as to support a record book, whereby the leaves thereof may be swung substantially in the plane of swinging movement of said platen into overlapping position with said platen, and a storage compartment for inscribed book leaves, said platen forming a cover for said storage compartment when in inscription receiving position and being relatively positioned to the compartment and book leaves so as to uncover said compartment when said platen is swung on its pivot and at the same time to engage said book leaves to automatically deposit them into said storage compartment.

12. In a manifolding device, in combination, a. casing having a storage compartment for a supply of traveler or feeding record strip, a support for supporting the record strip in position for reception of an inscription, a book support positioned relative to said record strip support so as to carry a record book with its free edges faced toward the advancing record strip and overlapped with successive forwardly fed parts thereof for simultaneous reception of inscriptions, and a bar positioned near the forward part of said strip support for guiding the record strip in its travel from the storage compartment into inscription receiving position and for supporting a transfer sheet to transfer an inscription between said record strip'and a leaf of said record book.

13. In a manifolding device, in combina- "tion, a casing having a storage compartment for a supply of traveler record strips, a support for supporting the record strips in potil) sition for reception of an inscription, a book support positioned adjacent said strip support so as to carry a record book with the free swinging edges of its leaves faced'toward the advancing record strips whereby said leaves may be successively swungJ/o overlap withsuccessive forwardly fed parts thereof for simultaneous reception of inscriptions, and a plurality of superposed individu ally swingable bars for guiding the strips in their forward travel and for supporting a transfer sheet in trailing position between the record strips.

14:. In a manifolding device, in combination, a casing having a storage compartment for supply record strips, a platen swingably mounted upon said casing and over which the strips may be led and supported for inscription thereon and a storage compartment for record sheets separate from the firstmentioned compartment and superposed with reference to the latter and covered by said swinging platen.

15. In a manifolding device, in combination, means including a writing platen for supporting and guiding a record strip so that successive blank forms thereof may be led forwardly from a supply source and successively positioned and supported on said platen for reception of an inscription, a book support positioned near said platen for supporting a record book having a plurality of attached leaves, and with certain of its leaves turned backwardly out of inscription receiving position, but being movable one at a time into overlapped position with parts of the record strip on said platen, a support for supporting transfer material so as to transfer inscriptions to the said overlapped book leaf, and a storage compartment arranged beneath said platen into which inscribed leaves of said record book may be inserted.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

EDWARD KIRBY BQ'ITLE. 

